Century-old Kipushi mine starts up again after 31-year hiatus

Dual-listed Ivanhoe Mines has announced the completion of construction and the restart of the Kipushi zinc/copper/lead/germanium mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 100 years after it first started operations, and 31 years since it was placed on care and maintenance. First feed of ore into the new concentrator was achieved on May 31, with first concentrate subsequently produced on June 14.